Mad
#259
(December 1985)
EC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 1.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except February, May, August and November
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- E.C. Publications Inc.
- Barcode
- ?
- Editing
- Nick Meglin (credited) (editor); John Ficarra (credited) (editor); Charlie Kadau (credited) (editorial assistant); Joe Raiola (credited) (editorial assistant); Sara Fowler (credited) (editorial assistant)
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Harold Qwerty (idea)
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed); Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- Alfred E. Neuman; John Rambo; Ronald Reagan
Dumbo More Blood Part II
Stallone's Ranger Rides Again Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
-
in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
One Disastrous Day on the Atlantic
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Jaffee
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
And Now Mad Salutes All the Ladies Who Pump Iron With... Superior Girl
Dumbelles Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
NASA's Proposed Questionnaire for Civilian Space Shuttle Passengers
The Write Stuff Dept. / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- John Ficarra
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #74 (Spring 1991)
-
A Mad Look at Bugs
Sergio Aragones Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Sergio Aragonés
- Pencils
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #180 ([1985])
-
Some Straight Talk About Selling Cigarettes to a Hostile Public
Smoke Gets in Your Lies Dept. / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
Cabbage Patch Products for People Who Hate Cabbage Patch Products
Goodbye Dolly Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Raiola; Charlie Kadau
- Pencils
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Inks
- George Woodbridge (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #105 (July 1995)
-
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A cynical look at investments, modern technology, logic, pets, new cars, chemistry, crime, compliments, toys, dating, doctors, higher education, communication, and lower education.
- Reprints
- in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #180 ([1985]) [?]
- in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #75 (Summer 1991)
-
One Dark Day in Prison
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Dick DeBartolo
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #180 ([1985])
-
Gigglin's Island
A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Sam Viviano (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Viviano (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad XL (EC, 2000 series) #33 (June 2005)
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #20 (August 2021)
-
How to End a Date Painlessly
Goodnight Kiss-Off Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Paul Peter Porges
- Pencils
- Paul Peter Porges (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Peter Porges (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #180 ([1985])
-
TV God
The Good Booklet Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
14 Reasons Why You'll Miss Seeing Halley's Comet
Alibi in the Sky Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Tom Koch
- Pencils
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Inks
- Paul Coker (credited as Paul Coker Jr.)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #180 ([1985])
-
Nut Court
Taking the Witless Stand Dept. / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Larry Siegel
- Pencils
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Inks
- Angelo Torres (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
One Depressing Day in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Don Edwing
- Pencils
- Don Martin (signed)
- Inks
- Don Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
Mad's Snappy Comments on Stupid Government Policies and Abuses
Bulging Waste Lines Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
Mad Double Features
Hollywood En-Twined Dept. / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Reprints
- in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #16 (December 2020)
-
Drawn-Out Dramas
Drawn-Out Dramas / comic story / 0 pages
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.
What Biological Force Threatens to Destroy an International Institution?
Mad Fold-In / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Mad (De Vrijbuiter, 1985 series) #180 ([1985])
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Alfred E. Neuman -
1.
Dumbo More Blood Part II
Stallone's Ranger Rides Again Dept. -
2.
One Disastrous Day on the Atlantic
Don Martin Dept. -
3.
And Now Mad Salutes All the Ladies Who Pump Iron With... Superior Girl
Dumbelles Dept. -
4.
NASA's Proposed Questionnaire for Civilian Space Shuttle Passengers
The Write Stuff Dept. -
5.
A Mad Look at Bugs
Sergio Aragones Dept. -
6.
Some Straight Talk About Selling Cigarettes to a Hostile Public
Smoke Gets in Your Lies Dept. -
7.
Cabbage Patch Products for People Who Hate Cabbage Patch Products
Goodbye Dolly Dept. -
8.
The Lighter Side of...
Berg's-Eye View Dept. -
9.
One Dark Day in Prison
Don Martin Dept. -
10.
Gigglin's Island
A Bad Case of the Re-Runs Dept. -
11.
How to End a Date Painlessly
Goodnight Kiss-Off Dept. -
12.
Bad Habit Enders
Rehab Met the Enemy …Dept. -
13.
TV God
The Good Booklet Dept. -
14.
14 Reasons Why You'll Miss Seeing Halley's Comet
Alibi in the Sky Dept. -
15.
Nut Court
Taking the Witless Stand Dept. -
16.
One Depressing Day in the Dungeon
Don Martin Dept. -
17.
Mad's Snappy Comments on Stupid Government Policies and Abuses
Bulging Waste Lines Dept. -
18.
Mad Double Features
Hollywood En-Twined Dept. -
19.
Drawn-Out Dramas
Drawn-Out Dramas -
20.
What Biological Force Threatens to Destroy an International Institution?
Mad Fold-In
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